Henry, as always, nicely done- both the work and the documentation! Not an inconsequential project, but one that can be done properly without causing core issues. My biggest question for an m15 would be where the anchor itself is stored and how that affects boat trim given how much lighter the 15s are. Weight forward is good when sailing (and easily offset by crew position) but weight in the very ends leads to hobby horsing in waves and bow down trim at rest (empty, or w crew in the v berth). To make the chain locker worthwhile, you want to have a bow mount anchor (from a safety perspective I want my anchor and chain attached at all times…) Anyone tried that on a 15 and able to report how that affected boat performance? Personally, my gut is to stick with anchoring from the cockpit and keeping tackle in a lazarrette, as often described in this forum. Alex On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 8:58 AM Henry Rodriguez <heinzir@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 9:22 AM brad kurlancheek <bkurlancheek@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everyone, Just finished an 8 day outing on my M15 and it occurred to me, during the voyage, how convenient it'd be to just stow the anchor line and rode directly into a hatch located on the bowdeck. I surely don't use that space below, in the cabin, up by the bow, to store anything important, and how useful it'd be to just stuff most of the anchor line and rode there, into a large plastic tub I suppose, with some kind of bulwark in place separating the area from the rest of the cabin, so as to keep out the not so pleasant odor which accompanies anchor line/rode.
When I returned to the ramp, and after pullout, I chatted up a fellow who was in the process, then and there of transferring ownership of his West Wight Potter to another fellow, also there. On the bow deck of the Potter I noticed a small L shaped pipe extruding out of the bow deck with a foot long length of chain coming out of it. He explained that someone had actually stolen the anchor! Anyway, with some internet research, I eventually learned that that pipe is called a "Hawse Pipe". Works for me. Less complicated than a hatch.
So was curious if anyone in the group has bothered to install one on their M15 or M17 (or other boat), and has any input on how it's worked out.
Thanks in advance, and apologies if this topic has been discussed previously in this forum.
- Brad